In memory of

Svetlana Vasily Kimbrough

Shelby, NC

July 12, 1937 - November 20, 2021

Jul 12, 1937 - Nov 20, 2021

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In memory of

Svetlana Vasily Kimbrough

Passed

November 20, 2021
Born

July 12, 1937
Resided

Shelby, NC

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We'd like to extend our deepest gratitude for all of your support, love, and kindness during this difficult time. We hope you can join us for an online memorial service in celebration of Svetlana's life on December 26, 2021 at 3:00 PM ET, via Zoom (see Events for more details). We're looking forward to sharing stories of how Svetlana has touched our lives, and hearing how she's touched yours.

Please email svetlanamemorial@gmail.com by December 20 if you’d like to reserve a speaking slot in the service (up to 5 minutes) to share a favorite memory or reflection about Svetlana, or a story of how she’s influenced your life. If you have photos you’d like to share, please upload them to this site (under Memories); we may use them in a slide show during the service.

Thank you again for all of your love and condolences. We look forward to being together soon.

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We are heartbroken to share that Svetlana Vasily Kimbrough passed away in Shelby, NC on November 20, 2021.

Svetlana was born in Kaunas, Lithuania in 1937, to Jonas and Tatjana Babushkina Vasilauskas. Her parents were both in the performing arts—her father was a theatre producer and ballet dancer, and her mother was a prima ballerina in the Lithuanian State Ballet. Svetlana spent most of her early childhood in Germany, where her family escaped the communist …

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